New Mexico Teacher Evaluation Software
Run Elevate NM evaluations across all 4 domains and 19 elements, aligned to New Mexico's current observation-based framework and built for evaluators.
Evaluation is the entry point, not the whole story. In EX in Education, Elevate NM evaluations connect to coaching, goals, PD, and retention, so every educator moves from hired to thriving.
Elevate NM Observation
New Mexico's Elevate NM Evaluation Framework
Elevate NM is New Mexico's current teacher evaluation system, adopted by the Public Education Department to replace the former NMTEACH model. Built on an adapted Charlotte Danielson framework, it organizes practice into 4 domains and 19 elements and centers on observation and growth. In EX in Education, that framework is the doorway into a connected system for coaching, PD, and retention.
4 Domains, 19 Elements
Elevate NM organizes teacher practice across four connected domains, each pre-configured in EX so evaluators score against New Mexico's elements without rebuilding forms.
- Planning and Preparation
- Creating an Environment for Learning
- Teaching for Learning
- Professionalism
Observation and Growth Based
When New Mexico replaced NMTEACH in 2019, the state removed the high-stakes student test-score weighting that defined the old model. Elevate NM centers on observations, self-reflection, and professional evidence instead.
- No high-stakes value-added test-score formula
- Walkthroughs and formal observations
- Teacher self-reflection and PD plans
- Professional evidence and artifacts
Complete Elevate NM Framework Coverage
All four Elevate NM domains and their 19 elements are pre-built in EX in Education, so New Mexico evaluators can observe, score, and generate evidence against the state framework from day one.
Planning and Preparation
How a teacher organizes content and plans instructional delivery before a lesson begins.
- • Knowledge of content and students
- • Designing coherent instruction
- • Planning assessment of learning
Creating an Environment for Learning
The culture, relationships, and routines that make a classroom ready to learn.
- • Respect and rapport
- • Culture for learning
- • Managing procedures and behavior
Teaching for Learning
Instruction as it happens, from how a teacher communicates to how they respond in the moment.
- • Communicating clearly
- • Questioning and discussion
- • Engaging students in learning
- • Using assessment in instruction
Professional Responsibilities
The wide range of a teacher's responsibilities beyond the classroom.
- • Reflecting on teaching
- • Maintaining accurate records
- • Communicating with families
- • Contributing to school and district
- • Growing and developing professionally
Formal Observations
- • Scored against the Elevate NM domains and elements
- • Documented with evidence and feedback
- • Followed by conversations that guide next steps
- • Structure and frequency set by NMPED and district policy
Walkthroughs, Self-Reflection & Evidence
- • Shorter walkthroughs across the year
- • Teacher self-reflection and PD plans
- • Professional evidence and artifacts
- • A fuller picture than any single visit
Evaluator calibration: Under Elevate NM, site administrators are expected to earn an Elevate NM calibration certificate on a recurring schedule so observations stay consistent across schools. EX tracks formal observations and walkthroughs together, with reminders so districts stay on cycle.
Elevate NM Rating Levels, Tracked Over Time
Elevate NM uses criterion-referenced rating levels rather than a single test-driven number. EX in Education records each rating, ties it to the evidence behind it, and carries it forward so growth is visible from one cycle to the next.
Innovating
Consistently strong practice that models and extends the craft for others
Applying
Meets expectations and applies the practice effectively
Developing
Shows growth potential and needs support in some areas
Not Demonstrating
Requires focused improvement and intensive support
Elevate NM is designed so a rating leads to a conversation, not just a label. Teachers whose practice is Developing or Not Demonstrating on an element are typically supported with focused feedback, professional development plans, and mentoring. EX in Education keeps each teacher's rating history, PD plans, and evidence in one place, and routes the ones who need support into coaching cycles so a rating leads to next steps, not just a score.
Built for New Mexico's Evaluation Process
EX in Education gives New Mexico districts what they need to run Elevate NM aligned to state requirements, then connects that evidence to coaching, PD, goals, and retention across every school.
Elevate NM-Aligned Forms
Observation forms pre-built for all 4 domains and 19 elements, on the Elevate NM rating levels.
- • All 19 elements included
- • Criterion-referenced rating levels
- • Evidence collection tools
Observation Cycles
Manage formal Elevate NM observations alongside quick walkthroughs, with scheduling and reminders in one connected system.
- • Formal observations
- • Walkthroughs
- • Cycle reminders
Evidence & Self-Reflection
Collect the professional evidence, self-reflections, and PD plans Elevate NM asks for alongside observation results.
- • Professional evidence and artifacts
- • Teacher self-reflection
- • PD plans in one record
Coaching Handoff
Turn what an observation surfaces into a coaching cycle, so feedback leads to real support instead of a filed form.
- • Evidence to coaching
- • Structured feedback
- • Follow-up visits
Evaluator Calibration
Track which evaluators hold current Elevate NM calibration and when renewals are due, so observations stay consistent.
- • Calibration records
- • Renewal reminders
- • Assignment by school
Growth Goals
Set professional goals tied to what the evaluation surfaced, tracked in the same module that follows a teacher across the year.
- • Goal setting tools
- • Progress tracking
- • Linked to PD
Why New Mexico Districts Run Elevate NM Inside EX in Education
Run Elevate NM compliantly, then use what the evaluation surfaces to actually grow and keep your teachers. Evaluation is the doorway. Educator growth and retention is the product.
Less admin, more coaching
Structured workflows and feedback tools free evaluators to spend more of their time in coaching conversations, not paperwork.
Consistent across schools
Standard Elevate NM rubrics and processes help evaluators score consistently, whether it is one building or the whole district.
Growth you can see
Ratings, goals, and coaching history sit together, so progress is visible over time instead of scattered across files.
Retention, not just ratings
When feedback connects to PD, goals, and support, teachers keep developing, and districts keep the ones they worked hard to hire.
How AI Supports Elevate NM Evaluations
AI in EX in Education helps evaluators work through Elevate NM faster while keeping every judgment in human hands. It drafts and organizes, evaluators decide.
Draft Feedback From Evidence
Turn observation notes into clear, element-aligned feedback that the evaluator reviews and edits before it is shared.
Organize Evidence by Domain
Sort notes and artifacts against the 19 Elevate NM elements, so nothing is missed when it is time to score.
Suggest Growth Next Steps
Surface coaching moves and PD ideas tied to what an observation revealed, ready for the evaluator to assign.
Bring Elevate NM Into the Bigger Picture
See how EX in Education runs Elevate NM aligned to New Mexico's requirements, then connects evaluations to coaching, PD, goals, and retention across every school.
Built for Elevate NM requirements. Bring your own rubric, or start from ours. Connected to coaching, PD, and goals.
Part of EX in Education
One piece of the educator experience.
New Mexico Elevate NM evaluations are one part of how districts support educators. In EX in Education, they connect to the bigger picture: walkthroughs, coaching, evaluations, goals, PD, recognition, surveys, and retention. Bring your own process, or start from a template, then run it across every school so every educator moves from hired to thriving.
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